What do the parties in Brandenburg say on equality and diversity?

The AfD rejects quota rules. In its view, quotas for women devalue women's achievements and are themselves a form of discrimination.

The AfD is against quotas for women. A quota sets how many women must get a position. The AfD thinks quotas are unfair. Women and men should choose their path freely.

The AfD wants to prohibit gender-inclusive special characters at the state's schools and universities and in official school letters. The generic masculine or naming both forms would be mandatory.

The AfD wants to ban gender-inclusive language at schools and universities. Signs like the gender star would no longer be allowed there. The short spoken pause would also be banned. People must use the male form or name both forms.

The AfD rejects what it calls the Islamization of towns and municipalities. Local residents should decide whether mosques or minarets are built.

The AfD wants local people to vote on new mosques. This also goes for minarets. A minaret is the tower of a mosque. The AfD does not want Islam to gain more influence in towns.

The AfD rejects gender-inclusive language and wants public agencies and public broadcasters not to use it. Official letters should be clear and easy to understand, and dialects should be preserved.

The AfD is against gender-inclusive language. Public offices should not use it. Public broadcasters should not use it either. Letters from offices should be easy to read. Dialects should stay.

The AfD wants to ban headscarves in public institutions. It justifies this with the protection of children and young people and regards the Islamic headscarf as a sign of oppression.

The AfD wants to ban headscarves in public institutions. Schools are one example. The AfD says this protects children and teens. The AfD sees the headscarf as a sign of oppression.

The CDU commits to an inclusive society in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It wants to expand accessibility and make it easier for people with disabilities to enter the regular job market.

The CDU wants people with disabilities to take part everywhere. There should be fewer barriers. For example, on buses and streets. Certificates from sheltered workshops should count with employers.

The CDU wants to make it binding that public administration, schools, universities, and public broadcasting do not use gender-inclusive special characters. It cites the rules of the Council for German Orthography and what it describes as majority public opinion.

Some people write words with stars to include all genders. This is called gendering. The CDU wants to stop this in government offices. Schools, universities and public broadcasters should also stop it. But grades must not depend on it.

The SPD wants to eliminate the difference in pay between women and men. To that end, both sexes would have equal access to all fields of training and work, from daycare through working life.

Women earn less than men on average. The SPD calls this unfair. It wants to change that. Girls and boys should be able to learn any job.

The SPD wants to promote women's participation in the workforce and equal career opportunities. Women are to carry less unpaid care work and find it easier to work full time, with equal pay for equal and equivalent work.

The SPD wants to support women at work. Women should have the same career chances as men. They should have to do less unpaid work for family and care. Equal work should get equal pay.

The SPD wants to achieve real equality between women and men and advocates fair pay. To implement the Istanbul Convention, there should be enough women's shelters, counseling centers and prevention services. It supports the Aktionsprogramm Queeres Brandenburg (Queer Brandenburg action program).

Women and men should truly have equal chances. The SPD wants fair pay for all. Women in danger should find enough shelters and advice. The SPD also supports queer people.